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BM2 Alonzo R. Settlemire
 Record NO: (614)
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Rank / Rate BM2 War of Service WWII Date of birth Mar 29, 1905 Place of birth / home town Shawnee TWP Family Members High School Shawnee class of 1940 Enlistment Date Branch Navy Service Number Unit / Ship / duty Station USS Sims DD-409 Date of Casuality 1942 Cause of Death or Status Lost at sea S. Pacific Place of Incident Coral Sea Battle 4 to 8 May 1942 Place of Burial or Memorial St. Matthew Cemetery Awards  |
| Petty officer Settlemire was lost at sea when the ship he was serving on, The USS Sims, a destroyer engaged in battle against the Japanese in the battle of Coral Sea in WWII was sunk by Japanese bombers. He was a Water Tender 2nd Class Petty Officer. A rate later to be called a Boiler Maker. |
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